Impact Soundworks has released Bass Sculptor, a bass processing audio plugin featuring four distinct FX modules in a single lightweight UI. It offers surgical EQ & filtering, imaging, compression, and subharmonic synthesis with custom DSP created by programmer Jatin Chowdhury of ChowdhuryDSP.
With both zero latency and mastering-grade linear phase modes, Bass Sculptor is designed for live use, mixing, and mastering alike. Its uses range from expanding and filling out weak kick drum and bass guitar parts, to cleaning up low-frequency phase issues, smoothing out wild EDM synths, carefully sculpting full mixes, and more.
We created this plugin with speed, performance, and ease-of-use in mind. Rather than using 3 or 4 separate plugins to clean up, tighten, or fill out a kick or bass part, Bass Sculptor can do it all.
ISW lead developer Andrew Aversa
Four included modules:
- Subharmonic generator: True synthesis of sub-frequencies based on the input signal; not just a simple pitch-shifter or octaver.
- Bass Imager: Collapses low frequencies to mono using one of three processing modes, ideal for making club-friendly mixes.
- Bass EQ & Filter: Surgical high-pass and single-band EQ with both minimal and linear-phase modes.
- Bass Compressor: Highly-responsive compression of bass frequencies at up to 10:1 ratio.
Price: MSRP $59 at the Impact Soundworks store. It is available in VST3, AU, and AAX formats, with no dongle required.
